Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southacre Avenue area has the 58th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 920th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southacre Avenue (B5 7DE) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southacre Avenue (B5 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Hurst Street. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southacre Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spooner Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrentham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherlock Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vernolds Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gooch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gooch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Essex Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Gooch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gooch Street

Data Sources

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